He could ask you the same question.
If government pays so highly for doing what you do, why aren’t you applying for that high-paying job?
In fact, for most of the people on this thread. If you are so poorly compensated for what you do, why don’t you go get yourself a cushy, high paying government job. And I don’t want to hear any excuses and self-sacrificing BS about how you would rather starve to death in a private job than become a millionaire in a government job.
BS. If you could give your wife/husband/children a far better lifestyle can guarantee their security, you would be in a government job so fast it would make my head swim.
So then, why aren’t all of you working for the government if it pays so vastly much more than you are currently earning at your present private job?
Fair question.
I am not complaining about how much I make. He is. He said he worked for 30% less than his counterparts in the private sector. I’m very happy with what I make in the private sector although I would take their holidays and retirement plan. I wondered, if he was so poorly paid - why did he stay with that job. If I didn’t like what my job paid - I’d be looking for another one.
I did look up the site he mentioned - yes, government workers do seem to get paid more. I am in the ballpark but on the low end of the scale and I work for a high paying company. Most of the people who do what I do wouldn’t even hit the bottom end of the government scale. I see the government pays cleaning staff more than a good secretary or accounting clerk makes in this area.
I looked up federal jobs and the closest ones were at Ft. Leonardwood. There are no federal jobs in my field in this area so it’s not a possibility for me anyway.
Yes, it was a fair question - as I believe mine was.